Looking In

November 6, 2022

Greeting
Rev. David Petty

Prelude
Stephanie Shorden
 
*Call to Worship
CLM Twinkle Gordon

Leader: As we open our eyes we "see" the possibilities of a brand new day
People: May we respond in thankfulness and purpose.
Leader: For the clean pure water that quenches our thirst
People: For the "Living Water" that satisfies our souls
Leader: time to reflect on "what is ours to do"
People: Speak to our hearts, Holy Spirit How to live, how to love, and how to serve.
Leader: This is the day that the Lord has made.
People: We shall rejoice and be glad in it!
 
*Gathering Song
Come, Ye Sinners, Poor and Needy
UMH #340
WORDS: Joseph Hart, 1759

1. Come, ye sinners, poor and needy, weak and wounded, sick and sore; Jesus ready stands to save you, full of pity, love, and power.

Refrain
I will arise and go to Jesus; He will embrace me with His arms; in the arms of my dear Savior, O there are ten thousand charms.

2. Come, ye thirsty, come, and welcome, God’s free bounty glorify; true belief and true repentance, every grace that brings You nigh.

Refrain
I will arise and go to Jesus; He will embrace me with His arms; in the arms of my dear Savior, O there are ten thousand charms.

3. Come ye weary, heavy laden, lost and ruined by the fall; if you tarry till you’re better,
you will never come at all.

Refrain
I will arise and go to Jesus; He will embrace me with His arms; in the arms of my dear Savior, O there are ten thousand charms.

4. Let not conscience make you linger, nor of fitness fondly dream; all the fitness He requireth is to feel your need of Him.

Refrain
I will arise and go to Jesus; He will embrace me with His arms; in the arms of my dear Savior, O there are ten thousand charms.

Mystery Box    

Invitation to Prayer
Rev. David Petty
Anyone wishing to come forward to the Communion Railing to pray or light a prayer candle may do so.
 
Order of the Dead
Cory Rickett    
Rita Leeper    
Bob Martin
Awana Stauffer    
Betty Holland    
Linda Granger
Emerson Bowman    
Craig Fink
 
Prayer Song
We Sing of Your Glory
vs. 1 TFWS #2011
WORDS: Trad. Latin American; English trans by S T Kimbrough, Jr.
(Deut. 32:11, 18; 33:27; Ps. 57:1; 66:2; 96:1-2)
MUSIC: Trad. Latin American
English trans. © 1996 General Board of Global Ministries, GBGMusik

1. We sing of your glory, we praise you again, for you are eternal. Amen. Amen.

Pastoral Prayer, Silent Prayer & The Lord’s Prayer
Rev. David Petty
 
Our Father who art in heaven, hallowed be Thy Name; Thy Kingdom come. Thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread, and forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those to trespass against us. Lead us not into temptation but deliver us from evil. For Thine is the Kingdom, and the Power and the Glory forever.

Prayer Response
We Sing of Your Glory
vs. 2 TFWS #2011
WORDS: Trad. Latin American; English trans by S T Kimbrough, Jr.
(Deut. 32:11, 18; 33:27; Ps. 57:1; 66:2; 96:1-2)
MUSIC: Trad. Latin American
English trans. © 1996 General Board of Global Ministries, GBGMusik

2. We sing of your power and honor again, for you are eternal. Amen. Amen.

Invitation to Offering
CLM Twinkle Gordon
 
Offertory
Walk Worthy by Joseph M. Martin
Sanctuary Choir
       
Prayer of Thanks & Dedication
Rev. David Petty
 
*Doxology
Praise God from Whom All Blessings Flow
UMH #94
 
Praise God, from whom all blessings flow; Praise God, all creatures here below: Alleluia! Alleluia!  Praise God, the source of all our gifts! Praise Jesus Christ, whose power uplifts! Praise the Spirit, Holy Spirit! Alleluia! Alleluia! Alleluia!

Scripture Reading
Matthew 6:19-24
CLM Twinkle Gordon
 
 “Do not store up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust consume and where thieves break in and steal, but store up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust consumes and where thieves do not break in and steal. For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.
“The eye is the lamp of the body. So if your eye is healthy, your whole body will be full of light, but if your eye is unhealthy, your whole body will be full of darkness. If, then, the light in you is darkness, how great is the darkness!
“No one can serve two masters, for a slave will either hate the one and love the other or be devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve God and wealth.

Prayer for Illumination        
 
Leader: May the words of my mouth,
People: and the meditations of all of our hearts
All: be acceptable in your sight, O Lord our rock and our redeemer.
Psalm 19:14

Message
A Wonder-Full Life - Looking In    
Rev. David Petty
 
Communion Hymn    
Let Us Break Bread Together    
vs. 1 UMH # 618
WORDS: African American spiritual (Acts 2:42)

1. Let us break bread together  on our knees, (on our knees) let us break bread together on our knees, (on our knees) When I fall on my knees with my face to the rising sun, O Lord, have mercy on me. (on me)

Communion        
 
*Sending Hymn    
Standing on the Promises    
vs. 1, 2, 4 UMH #374
WORDS: R. Kelso Carter, 1886 (Eph. 6:14-17)
 
1. Standing on the promises of Christ my King, through eternal ages let His praises ring; glory in the highest I will shout and sing, standing on the promises of God.

Refrain
Stand - - - ing, (Standing on the promises,) stand - - - ing, (standing on the promises,) standing on the promises of God my Savior; stand - - - ing, (standing on the promises,) stand - - - ing, (standing on the promises,) I’m standing on the promises of God.

2. Standing on the promises that cannot fail, when the howling storms of doubt and fear  assail, by the living Word of God I shall prevail, standing on the promises of God.

Refrain
Stand - - - ing, (Standing on the promises,) stand - - - ing, (standing on the promises,) standing on the promises of God my Savior; stand - - - ing, (standing on the promises,) stand - - - ing, (standing on the promises,) I’m standing on the promises of God.

4. Standing on the promises I cannot fall, listening every moment to the Spirit’s call, resting in my Savior as my all in all, standing on the promises of God.

Refrain
Stand - - - ing, (Standing on the promises,) stand - - - ing, (standing on the promises,) standing on the promises of God my Savior; stand - - - ing, (standing on the promises,) stand - - - ing, (standing on the promises,) I’m standing on the promises of God.

Announcements    
 
Benediction        
Rev. David Petty
 
Postlude        
Stephanie Shorden